Come to Hong Kong, we have ‘good conditions and advantages’ for hydrogen development, Towngas executive says
- Hong Kong has ‘good conditions and advantages’ for hydrogen development, renewables officer says during a ceremony for the third Tera-Award Smart Energy Innovation Competition
- Award organisers hope to use the competition as a platform for energy technology entrepreneurs from around the world
Cheng, who is head of commercial of Hong Kong utility and head of sustainable green energy hub at Towngas was addressing an audience of more than 200 investors, research teams and energy professionals during a ceremony for the third Tera-Award Smart Energy Innovation Competition at Hong Kong Science Park. The event was jointly organised by Towngas and the mainland Chinese state-owned State Power Investment Corporation.
“[Hong Kong’s uniqueness] is that we have hydrogen, hydrogen applications and a lot of end users,” he said. “Hong Kong has good conditions and advantages for hydrogen development.”
Teams from the mainland won the gold and bronze awards at the ceremony. A research team developing advanced alkaline hydrogen-producing equipment won gold and US$1 million in prize money, while another team won bronze for its development of a new material that can absorb and store energy from very low to very high temperatures.
About 450 zero-carbon projects from 59 countries and regions took part in the competition. An Israeli team won silver for its research on hydrogen storage at near-ambient conditions.
Among the nine research teams that won awards, four focused on innovations in hydrogen technology. The winning teams will also be supported by investors and enterprises in the implementation of their projects.
Hydrogen start-up H2 to build Hong Kong base as launchpad into overseas markets
“Hydrogen plays an important role in the global energy transition in the medium and long term,” said Alan Chan Ying-lung, the Tera-Award Organising Committee’s executive chairman. “We see great potential in developing hydrogen technologies, and want to focus on the sector and support more hydrogen-related projects in the future.”
The organisers hope to use the competition as a platform for energy technology entrepreneurs from around the world, and to provide comprehensive services for scientists, helping to bring their research results to the market.
Hong Kong hydrogen energy start-up Epago eyes expansion in China and beyond
The city’s first hydrogen bus, operated by Citybus, was put into service in February. The city’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is also expected to release Hong Kong’s hydrogen development strategy this quarter, it said last month.
“I want to invite partners and entrepreneurs,” Cheng said. “Please come to Hong Kong and let’s work together to build a sustainable future.”
